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Are the occupations an embarassment to the US?

Why, in the land of the first amendment with its freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, are these protests being villified?

I have to admit amusement when China Daily published an editorial critical of the US News Blackout of these protests, the irony of which was not lost on this commentor from Hong Kong.

Now, Al Jazeera is offering in depth coverage of the protests that contrasts the Fox news view of the protests being offered by commentors here.

If you can get to a demonstration--visit it.

If you can't--look to foreign news for an unbiased look.

Remember this is the voice of the 99%, as opposed to USMSM which is the voice of the 1%.

And the 1% are really scared.

Al Jazeera in America

Mike Licht wrote a wonderful post on the xenophobic censoring of Al Jazeera in the United States.

Al Jazeera’s name means “the island” or “the peninsula,” a reference to Qatar, where it was founded. But Al Jazeera English is stranded on a desert island in America — no major cable or satellite provider carries it. Over-the-air provider MHz Networks in Northern Virginia makes AJE available for free here in Washington, so we got real coverage of events in Egypt. The rest of the U.S. got celebrity gossip and blather.

Now, this presents a bit of a dilemma for the true patriot who resents government interference but hates those damn camel jockies even more. What' a real American to do, demand access to Al Jazeera?

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